Ottawa gasoline costs soared previous the $2 a litre benchmark for the primary time ever on Saturday, leaving motorists fuming, and costs solely went greater Sunday.
"Makes me sick, sick to my abdomen," stated a motorist filling up Saturday afternoon.
Ottawa stations have been promoting gasoline for 202.9 cents a litre on Saturday, setting a brand new document for gasoline costs. Costs elevated 5 cents a litre in a single day.
By Sunday morning, many stations have been up one other six cents to 208.9 cents a litre.
"I imply it’s stunning, however I suppose I really feel it's what it's," stated a motorist.
Gasoline costs surpassed $2 a litre from Ottawa to Kingston to Toronto on Saturday.
Motorists admit the document excessive gasoline costs will drive them to vary their driving habits this summer time.
"If my spouse’s going the place I’m going we’ll be part of up and take my automobile as a result of it’s tidier on gasoline consumption," stated a motorist.
"It is going to be much less journey, the gasoline is loopy so we keep house," stated one other motorist.
Whereas one other driver advised CTV’s Jeremie Charron they are going to keep near house.
"I’m not going anyplace this summer time. Simply shifting to my new house and I’m saving cash for gasoline and meals as a result of all the things is rising now."
Canadians for Inexpensive Power President Dan McTeague says the hovering value is the results of an ideal storm of i
"Welcome to the brand new actuality of much less provide, tightness of provide, a weak Canadian greenback and excessive taxes all make for a reasonably devastating and potent mixture," McTeague advised Newstalk 580 CFRA's Ottawa at Work with Leslie Roberts on Friday.
One yr in the past, gasoline was promoting for $1.24 a litre in Ottawa. In 2020, a litre of gasoline price Ottawa motorists 83 cents.
McTeague predicts gasoline costs might rise to $2.10 a litre by the Victoria Day lengthy weekend.
"The unhappy actuality of that is that that is going to result in fairly damaging penalties for the worldwide financial system."
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